Advances in Antimicrobial Mechanisms and Resistance Pathways
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 112
Special Issue Editors
Interests: infectious diseases; intracellular pathogens; redox biology; protein-protein interaction inhibitors
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Interests: intracellular pathogens; genome evolution; drug screening; redox biology; drug repurposing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the most urgent global health challenges, threatening the efficacy of treatments against pathogen infections that cause millions of deaths worldwide. This Special Issue, "Advances in Antimicrobial Mechanisms and Resistance Pathways", aims to highlight cutting-edge research on the mechanisms by which microorganisms develop resistance, as well as the innovative strategies being developed to counteract this phenomenon. Novel approaches, such as host-directed therapies, antimicrobial peptides, and combination treatments, are particularly welcome, as is any research focused on uncovering new mechanisms for the discovery of antimicrobial agents and novel therapeutic strategies aimed at circumventing or mitigating resistance.
This Special Issue will emphasize the latest scientific advances in understanding antimicrobial mechanisms and resistance pathways across various microbial species. We welcome contributions from the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, bioinformatics, and clinical studies, with the goal of addressing both fundamental and applied aspects of antimicrobial agents and resistance development. Topics of interest include the discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds, the mechanisms of action of traditional and modern therapeutics, resistance mechanisms across pathogenic microorganisms, and innovative strategies to overcome resistance, such as combination therapies and alternative approaches.
Dr. Alvaro Mourenza Flórez
Dr. Michal Letek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- antimicrobial peptides
- combination therapies
- host-directed therapies
- bioinformatics
- resistance mechanisms
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